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Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to games@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days ago

'An embarrassing failure of the US patent system': Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo's latest patents on Pokémon mechanics 'should not have happened, full stop'

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'An embarrassing failure of the US patent system': Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo's latest patents on Pokémon mechanics 'should not have happened, full stop'

www.pcgamer.com

Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to games@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days ago
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"Bad patents like this cast a massive shadow on the industry."
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    Sega needs to sue because Atlus’ games use this mechanic too

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    Once Nintendo can get a precedent on this, they’ll start copywriting everything they think they can get away with, and the industry giants will follow suit. Don’t need to be scared of indie games taking your business if you can just sue them because they use a mechanic that every video game has, but your company has a patent on.

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    daily reminder that buying a switch 2 is betraying the revolution lenin-pensive

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    What’s to stop someone from making a game with these mechanics, then if Nintendo sues just listing pokémon as prior art?

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      Nintendo having a fuckton of money to buy lawyers.

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      the fact that the bourgeoise control the legal system

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    Nintendo shooting itself in the face yet again

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